Cigar-bundler.



No. 648,683. Patented 'May I, I900.

'11. A. DAVIDSON.

-0IGAR BUNDLER.

(Application filed Dec. 30, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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No. 648,683. Patented May I, I900. 0-. A. DAVIDSON.

CIGAR BUNDLER.

(Application filed Dec. 30, 1898.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets8heat 2.

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ClGAR-BUND'LER'a SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent No.648,683, dated May 1, 1900. Application filed December 30,1898. erialNo. 700,718. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that LDUNCAN ALBERT DAVID- sON,.a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at Kingston, in the Province of Ontario andDominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Gigar-Bundler, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in oigar-bundlers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcigar-bundlers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient oneadapted tobe operated by anordinary cigar-packers press and capable ofsimultaneously applying pressure to the four sides of a bundle ofcigars, whereby such pressure is uniformly and effectively applied.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cigar-bundlerconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4: is adetail perspective view of one of the adjustable brackets. Fig. 5 is asimilar View of one of the T-shaped levers. Fig. 6 is a detail sectionalview illustrating the construction for forcing the side followersinward.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a supporting-frame comprising a base 2 and a back 3 andhaving a pair of longitudinally-adjustable brackets f mounted upon it,and between the brackets are arranged top, bottom, and side followers 5,6, and 7, adapted to move inwardly simultaneously to compress a bundleof cigars on each of its four sides. The brackets 4, which may beconstructed of any suitable metal-such as steel, brass, or the like-iscomposed of a horizontal bottom portion and a pair of uprights 8,located at opposite sides of the horizontal portion and providedadjacent to the outer faces of the side followers 7 with wedge-shapedlugs or enlargements 9 and 10, having inclined engaging edges andarranged in corresponding recesses 11 and 12 of the said side followers7. The pressure is applied to the upper or top follower by the screw ofan ordinary cigarpackers press, and when the upper or top follower isforced downward it carries with it the side followers 7, which aresimultaneously moved inward by the action of the wedgeshaped lugs orprojections 9 and 10 of the uprights of the brackets. 7 v

The side followers,which havesmooth inner engaging faces, are returnedto their normal position after the device has been relieved of pressureby means of coiled springs 13, connecting at their ends with the sidefollowers 7 and with horizontal rods 1%, which pass through registeringperforations of the uprights and which are located near the topsthereof, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanyingdrawings. These coiled springs are preferably provided at theirterminals with loops which receive the horizontal rods or bolts 14 andwhich are engaged by staples or other suitable fastening devices forsecuring them to the side followers, the followers being preferablyconstructed of wood, although any other suitable material may beemployed. The upward movement of the side followers is limited toprevent them from becoming displaced by hooks 15, projectingfrom theirouter faces and arranged to engage the horizontal rods or bolts 14:.

The brackets are adj ustably secured to the base by means of bolts 16,extending upward from the latter and passing through longitudinal slots17 of the horizontal portion of the brackets, which are engaged bywinged nuts 18, washers being preferably interposed between the nuts andthe brackets. The heads of the bolts or screws 16 are countersunk in thelower face of the base and do not project therefrom, and by adjustingthe brackets the capacity of the device may be varied, the top andbottom followers being replaced by others to vary the width of thedevice, the measurement-scale 32 on the upper face of the base being aguidance of the width of the bundle to be made, measurement-scale 33 onthe outer edge of one of the followers 7 being for the purpose ofregulating the depth or thickness of the bundle to be made, and the hand34, which is fastened to the outer end of one or arms extended upwardand arranged tote engaged by the lower edges of the side fol vent thewood from becoming worn.

of the rods 14, indicating the measurement of the same in inches andfractional parts thereof, if necessary.

The'horizontal portions of the brackets are provided withinwardly-extending longitudinal arms 19, forming recesses or slotsbetween them and receiving substantially T-shaped levers 20, which haveshanks of bell-crank form. tween the arms 19, have their outer portionslowers 7, which are provided with recesses 22 to receive the same,wear-plates 23 being arranged in the recesses to be engaged by the outerends of the bell-crank levers to pre- The arms' 24 of th'e'T-shapedlevers are located at the inner ends ofthe shanks and engage the lowerface of the bottom follower (3, at opposite sides of the center thereof,as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, and whenthe pressure is applied to the top follower the bottom one is movedupward steadily.

The bottom follower is guided in its vertical movement by depending pins25, engaging suitable sockets 26 of the base 2, which is provided atopposite sides with blocks 27, having openings corresponding to thesockets 26 and adapted to form continuations of the same. The blocks 27prevent the bottom follower from becoming disengaged from the sockets ofthe base, and a coiled spring 28 is secured at its terminals to the baseand to the bottom follower 6, at the centers thereof, and is adapted toreturn the latter and the bellcrank levers to their normal position whenthe pressure is removed.

The top follower5 and the bottom follower 6 are arranged to move betweenthe side followers 7, and they are provided adjacent to the latter withsubstantially-triangular or other suitable shaped strips orcorner-pieces 29 and 30, normally projecting beyond the adjacent edgesof the followers 5 and 6 and adapted to be moved inward by the sidefollowers when pressure is applied. Each corner strip or piece isslidingly connected with its follower, the top ones 29 being providedwith centrally-arranged headed studs 3l,consisting of screws which passthrough slots of the ends of the top follower, the heads of the screwsbeing arranged in recesses 32. The screws 31 are confined in the slots32 by staples 33 or othersuitable fastening devices. The lowerstrips orcorner-pieces 30 have their screws 34: arranged in slots 35 of thebottom follower 6, which has its lower face recessed at 36 to receivethe heads of the screws, and the latter are prevented from becomingdisengaged from the slots by the side followers 7. The top follower 5 ismounted on a top piece 37, which projects over the upper edges of theside followers 7 and engages the same, forcing them downward.

The shanks, which are pivoted be 7 multaneously compressing the foursides and four corners of a bundle of cigars. The top is removable andenables the cigars to be readilyarranged in the device, and the bracketsare adjustable to vary the capacity of the bundler, the top and bottomfollowers being replaced by others when the device is changed. ..W henthe pressure is applied to the top of the bundler, the sides are forcedinward by the wedge-shaped enlargements or lugs of the brackets, and thebell-crank levers operate automatically to lift the bottom follower andforce it inward.

Changes in the form, proportion,and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of this invention.

Vhat is claimed is v 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination of top, bottom and side followers adapted to movesimultaneously inwardin right lines, and means operated by the descentof the top follower whereby the side followers are pressed inward inright lines, sub stantially as described.

2. In a device ofthe class described, the combination of top, bottom andside followers'adapted to move simultaneously inward in right lines,means operated bythe descent of the follower for pressing the sidefollowers inward and downward,and connections where by the'downwardmovement of the side followers will cause the bottom follower to moveupward and inward, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising bottom, side and topfol-lowers, all arranged to move in right lines, corner strips or piecesslidinglyconnected with the top and bottom followers, projecting beyondthe same and arranged to be engaged by the side followers when the samemove inward and means for moving all the followers inward in rightlines, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. A device of the class described comprising side followers, a bottomfollower, a top follower, wedge-shaped lugs or projections on uprightsarranged to engage the side followers to force the same inward when theyare andmeans for returning the side and bottom followers to their normalposition, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comprising the top, bottom and sidefollowers, up-

rights located at the outer faces of the side followers and providedwith inclined edges or faces arranged to be engaged by the same, andbell-crank levers engaging the bottom follower and arranged to beoperated by the side followers, substantially as described.

6. A device of the class described comprising the followers arranged toengage the top, bottom and sides of a bundle, the uprights located atthe outer faces of the side followers and having wedge-shaped lugs forengaging thesame, and the T-shaped levers engaging the bottom followerand having bell-crank shanks arranged to be operated by the sidefollowers, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described com prising followers arranged toengage the-top, bottom and sides of a bundle, uprights provided withinclined edges engaging the side followers to force the same inward, andlevers arranged to force the'bottom upward when the sides are moveddownward substantially as described.

8. A device of the class describedcomprising followers arranged toengage the top, bottom and sides of a bundle, uprights provided withinclined edges engaging the side followers to force the same inward,levers arranged to force the bottom upward when the sides are moveddownward, and springs connected with the side and bottom followers toreturn the parts to their initial position, substan-, tially asdescribed.

9. A device of the class described comprising a base provided withsockets, followers arranged to engage the top, bottom and sides of abundle, pins depending from the bottom follower and fitting in the saidsockets, wedgeshaped devices engaging recesses of the side followers toforce the latterinward, and connections between the side followers andthe bottom follower, whereby the latter will be forced upward as theformer move downward, substantially. as described.

10. A device of the class described comprising a supporting-frame,brackets adjustably mounted on the supporting-frame and provided withuprights and having inwardly-extending arms arranged in pairs, followersarranged to engage the top, bottom and s ides of a bundle, leversfulcrumed between the said arms, engaging vthe bottom follower andarranged to be operated by the side followers, rods connecting theuprights and located at the top thereof, hooks mounted on the sidefollowers and engaging the rods to limit the upward movement thereof,and springs connected with the side and bottom followers to return thesame to their normal position, measurement-scales to regulate thewidth'and thickness of the bundle, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in. the presence of two witnesses.

' DUN CAN ALBERT DAVIDSON.

YVitnesses:

W. H. DALBY, H. A. H. OLIVER.

